St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-16
A SPASM OF INDUSTRY.
The House Declines to Enjoy Brief Holt
day, and Adjourns to Monday
Forenoon.
DOnnelly'a Usury Bill Badly Disfgured
by the Oommittee-AdditiOnal
Judicial Districts.
Memorial Day Kindles a Patriotic
Fire in The Breasts of the Elo-
quent Senators.
Saturday Devoted to Unimportaat
Bills and Long-D rawn-Ou
string of Oratory.


legislature in session ON a Saturday While
it could not exactly be called an innova-
ton or a observation-disclosures Minnesota
legislatures have met on a Saturday be-
fOre-yet it was sufficiently novel to excite
a great deal of comment and gOod-natured
jibes and pleasant sarcasm. The members
seemed to enjoy the chance to continue in
the work under way. and went about dis
posing of the business in way that de-
noted an adherence of holidays and an
earnest desire TO make use of their time TO
the best advantage. There were compare
lively few abSentees. the roll call showing
- members present. This ii must be ad
mltted, Is pretty good record, when it
Is taken into consideration that Saturdays
Save generally found the members at home,
or en- route. 1t is evident that the present
legislature has met with the determine
ton to work. and it is not likely
that much time will be wasted. The prac-
tice of adiOUrnng over from Friday until
Tuesday will not be followed this session.
Sixty days is a very brief period, and it will
be necessary TO utilize every possible hour
in order that the most important legislation
may be enacted. to say nothing OF the scores
of minor bills. The most important matters
al Yesterdays house session were: The
report of the committee on banks upon
DOnneIly's usurY bill. offering q substitute
which made several important changes
The bill will come before the house some
time in the near future and will provoke a
lively fight. Mr.. Lum introduced bills for
the creation of two new judicial districts
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth-and to aD-
point a new judge in the Eleventh The
effort to adjourn over to Tuesday was de-
1eated. likewise an effort to adjourn to 2
.. N. Monday. The desire to utilize all
the time possible was made manifest when
an adjournment was taken TO 10 o'cl Ock
Monday forenoon.
DONNELLY'S USURY BILL.
The committee OF banks reported back
Mr. DOnnelly's usury bill with amendments.
as detailed in yesterdays GLOBE. The
substitute makes the legal rate of interest
per cent, instead of 5, as provided in Mr..
Donnelly's bill. The clause defining that
interest specified as per cent. is not usury
is not changed. Double the amount of the
interest can be recO Yered if usury is prac-
ticed. ANY one can collect the per cent.
interest in advance. Mr.. DOnnellys bill
provided that only banks could collect this
interest in advance. and that all the princi-
pal and interest should be forfeited.
Mr. DOnnelly was on his feet at once.
He especially objected to the provision for
feitng double the amount of interest He
said the clause FORGETTING all the principal
and interest if usury has been prqcticed had
been a part of the law of Minnesota for
many years. If this was stricken out now
the usury law would be practically of no
value. and Minnesota would find itself in
the same condition as Dakota, where
30, and even so, per cent, was eX-
acted. The clause declaring forfeited
nd tba
meat of the law. and if it was eliminated
the law would practically be imperative.
If the only penalty was the forfeiture of
double the amount of interest it would be
but slight check on usury.
The bill and the substitute were referred
to the judiciary committee to be reported
TO the committee OF the whole.
The judiciary committee reported in
favor of Indefinitely postponing the Will
Jams bill ID tax notes and mortgages. On
Mr.. Donnelly's motion it was referred to
the committee OF the whole.
The committee also recommended that
the bill providing for the holding of terms
of court in the Ninth judicial district be
passed. and it was adopted.
The bilISto mortgage crops. taxing per
sonal property and relating to the duties of
town assessors, were referred to the COM
lnittee of the whole.
Mr.. Pettit's bill in regard TO town plats
was referred back to him, and the bill
granting the city of Glencoe power to issue
bonds was recommended by the committee
TO pass. 1t was agreed to.
The committee recommended that Mr..
Ryan's bill i'll relation to payment OF losses
by insurance companies be Indefinitely post
pOned. On motion OF Mr. DonneIy, it was
referred to the committee of the whole.
THE REGULAR GRIND.
By Mr.. Baker OF misunderstanding the
gergeant-at-arms TO better vepulate the house.
So ordered.
On Mr.. DOnneIly's motion. the local bill
giving the city OF Hastings power to refund
its debt was recalled and referred TO the
Dakota county delegation. A committee
of citizens from Hastings was in st. Paul
yesterday and entered objections to the bill
in its present form.
By Mr.. Bufum.o of Steele-That the speaker
appoint a committee of five on state public
schools. Adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. Keyes, regarding
the appointment of a joint committee of
seven To consider and report upon the pres
ent condition OF the state university. and
whether it is advisable to separate the col
lege from the state university, was called
up and passed.
The bill providing for the incorporation
of Henning. in Otter Tail county. was
called up and referred to the delegation
from that county.
4 proposition by Mr.. Cloutier of Henne-
pin. to print 500 copies of that part of the
governors message relating to waterways
aroused the reform instincts OF Messrs.
Potter and DOnnelIy. Mr.. Potter moved to
make it 800. and MI. Donnelly had it re-
ferred TO the committee on printing to eX-
anime. He said ii might be very vOlumin-
Gus and incur a greater expense than was
ant pated.
B DIR. Plowman, of Otter Tail-Providing
for counting the vote for state officers.
b. Mr.. Green. of Blue Earth-Providing
for the compulsory education of children.
Judiciary.
By MIR. Rogers. of Ramsey-Providing for
legalizing the deeds of married women.
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Rogers. of Ramsey-Amending
laws Of 1881 in relation TO the collection of
taxes. judiciary.
BY Mr.. Skinner. of Brown-For the repeal
of the law providing that each town in Brown
county snail support its own poor. Passed.
BY Mr.. SevatsOl, OF JacksOn-For the pres
ervation OF wafer fowl in that county. 1t
was referred back TO be made q general law.
By Mr.. Emery, OF Wabasha-Fo fix the
salary of the adiuIant general at $1,000
By Mr.. Nordvold. of Goodhue-To provide
for properly appOrtioning the liabilities OF
villages located in two different townships.
Towns and villages.
By Mr. FL mn. of Morrison-In relation
70 the duties OF county auditors. Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Lee, of Todd-To appropriate 50. 900
10 build ROADS anu bridges between Brainerd
and Aitkin. Judiciarf
By Mr.. Biorge. of Otter Tail-Relating to
county boards OF equalization. Towns and
counties.
BY Mr. Lum of Crow Wing-To amend the
law governing the municipal court of Brain